Artist Hein Koh has shared a picture of her breastfeeding her twin daughters to show other mums you can have children and still get sh*t done.

Koh, a sculptor and artist from New York, shared the picture, which was taken in May 2015 in response to an interview performance artist Marina Abramović did recently where she said having children would have been ‘a disaster for her work’.

‘One only has limited energy in the body, and I would have had to divide it,’ she told German paper Tagesspiegel.

Koh disagrees that you can’t have children and have a successful career in the art world. While she appreciates that this was Marina’s experience, she says it wasn’t hers.

‘It may be true for her, but that is not everyone’s experience nor truth,’ she wrote alongside her throwback picture.

‘Becoming a #mom (of twins no less) has personally helped me become a better #artist – I learned to be extremely efficient with my time, prioritize what’s important and let go of the rest, and #multitask like a champ,’ she explained.

‘What I am saying is that parenting is like any other challenge in life – the biggest f*cking challenge in my own life thus far – and if you embrace it and figure out creative solutions, you can emerge a better person,’ she concluded.

‘It’s important to think about the ways in which these challenges can help you move forward, rather than hold you back.’

The post has been liked almost 5,000 times. Koh admitted she’s been surprised by the attention it’s received but is glad she was able to share her message that having children doesn’t mean having to give up anything.

She also hopes the picture will encourage people to think before they pass judgement on mothers who are really just trying to figure everything out.

‘Regardless of our individual choices, women should support other women, and lead by example rather than attack,’ she told Babble. ‘That’s the kind of culture I want to promote.’